Repl.it raises $4.5M from A16Z, Paul Graham, and others • Hacker News Board

Re: Repl.it raises $4.5M from A16Z, Paul Graham, and others

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Post by hayaodeh2 » Mon, Oct 22, 2018, 7:22 PM UTC

cercatrova wrote: post #3

I'm disappointed that now you need to sign up on www.repl.it rather than just spinning up a test environment, definitely cuts down on usage. I've found a workaround with www. http://repl.it/languages/python3 for example, but I'm not sure how long this will still be active given their plans to become a full-fledged IDE.

You can always use Repl.it as anon, we found out that many people lose their work and forget to create accounts. If you create an account you'll always be logged in and it won't cut down on usage IMO. Happy to hear your thoughts.

Re: Repl.it raises $4.5M from A16Z, Paul Graham, and others

#52

Post by vram22 » Mon, Oct 22, 2018, 7:23 PM UTC

As a trainer (among other roles) I have an interest in such online browser-based programming sites and have tracked some over time, and blogged about them, including repl.it. In no particular order:

Codingbat, Progress Graphs and Michael Jordan:

https://jugad2.blogspot.com/2013/02/codingbat-progress-graph...

Online Python Tutor looks quite interesting:

https://jugad2.blogspot.com/2013/03/online-python-tutor-look...

Online turtle graphics in Python from Runestone Interactive:

https://jugad2.blogspot.com/2013/02/online-turtle-graphics-i...

glot.io, an open source pastebin with runnable snippets:

https://jugad2.blogspot.com/2017/04/glotio-open-source-paste...

repl.it, online REPL for many languages, and empythoned:

https://jugad2.blogspot.com/2013/03/replit-online-repl-for-m...

And while I'm at it, a plug for my Python and other training courses (page updated recently):

https://jugad2.blogspot.com/p/training.html

Re: Repl.it raises $4.5M from A16Z, Paul Graham, and others

#53

Post by as1mov » Mon, Oct 22, 2018, 7:25 PM UTC

amasad wrote: post #38

mark212 wrote: post #14

the jobs link is interesting. Takes you to a functioning command line but has no other hints or instructions. An interesting gating function: those who don't know how to proceed further (or can't problem-solve sufficiently to find out) aren't likely to succeed in the role and can safely be excluded. Might also have the added bonus of being safe from headhunter bot scrapers.

xD link: https://repl.it/site/jobs it's built with repl.it too: https://repl.it/@util/jerbs

I tried

  rm -rf --no-preserve-root /

It didn't work :(

Re: Repl.it raises $4.5M from A16Z, Paul Graham, and others

#54

Post by hayaodeh2 » Mon, Oct 22, 2018, 7:27 PM UTC

savrajsingh wrote: post #8

I'm sold -- hadn't seen it before but I was able to run python and install a bunch of packages quickly without issue. I can see this being big.

Happy to have you with us! we share the same dream and imagination

Re: Repl.it raises $4.5M from A16Z, Paul Graham, and others

#55

Post by nhooyr » Mon, Oct 22, 2018, 7:29 PM UTC

vram22 wrote: post #52

As a trainer (among other roles) I have an interest in such online browser-based programming sites and have tracked some over time, and blogged about them, including repl.it. In no particular order: Codingbat, Progress Graphs and Michael Jordan: https://jugad2.blogspot.com/2013/02/codingbat-progress-graph... Online Python Tutor looks quite interesting: https://jugad2.blogspot.com/2013/03/online-python-tutor-look... O…

You should check out https://coder.com as well

Re: Repl.it raises $4.5M from A16Z, Paul Graham, and others

#56

Post by vram22 » Mon, Oct 22, 2018, 7:32 PM UTC

nhooyr wrote: post #55

vram22 wrote: post #52

As a trainer (among other roles) I have an interest in such online browser-based programming sites and have tracked some over time, and blogged about them, including repl.it. In no particular order: Codingbat, Progress Graphs and Michael Jordan: https://jugad2.blogspot.com/2013/02/codingbat-progress-graph... Online Python Tutor looks quite interesting: https://jugad2.blogspot.com/2013/03/online-python-tutor-look... O…

You should check out https://coder.com as well

Thanks for the tip, I will.

Re: Repl.it raises $4.5M from A16Z, Paul Graham, and others

#57

Post by vram22 » Mon, Oct 22, 2018, 7:36 PM UTC

krrrh wrote: post #11

debt wrote: post #6

This is awesome I hope they invest some of that into rebranding as I do believe Repl.it is probably the worst name for anything. It almost sounds like a nefarious file format or like some software company for the early 90s; maybe that’s the vibe they’re going for. Even the word Replit looks like “reptile”. I guess it’s very developer-y it’s just grammatically grating on the nerves.

I think it's perfect. Obviously the customer base is never going to expand beyond programmers who already know what REPL stands for, and the full name is a homonym for "replete" which is aspirational for a tool that aims to grow into a more fully-featured service.

Good one. Also, like "repleat". As in, refactor your code - online :)

Re: Repl.it raises $4.5M from A16Z, Paul Graham, and others

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Post by fileeditview » Mon, Oct 22, 2018, 7:37 PM UTC

jakebasile wrote: post #39

Shane325 wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Interesting indeed. Definitely weeds out applicants who are not familiar with the command line.

It also weeds out people who don't have time for "cute" little games like that.

To be honest it didn't really take more than a few seconds to get the relevant information. So time really isn't the limiting factor here..

Re: Repl.it raises $4.5M from A16Z, Paul Graham, and others

#59

Post by lynnetye » Mon, Oct 22, 2018, 7:39 PM UTC

I'm so excited for the team at Repl.it! A million users in the last month is phenomenal, and evidence of a great product. Congratulations!

Ps. I love your /jobs.

Re: Repl.it raises $4.5M from A16Z, Paul Graham, and others

#60

Post by nodesocket » Mon, Oct 22, 2018, 7:42 PM UTC

What are the pros/come versus using a mature online editor such as Cloud9, that supports direct terminal access to the backend instance and FTP/SFTP support? Though I will admit I was disappointed when AWS acquired Cloud9.